Paper-weight.



No. 683,388. Patented Oct. I, l90l.

W. BRIGHT.

PAPER WEIGHT.

(Application filed Feb 15, 1901.)

(No Model.)

WILLIAM BRIGHT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

PAPER-WEIG HT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,888, dated October 1, 1901. Application filed February 15,1901. Serial No. 47.477. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I,WILLIAM BRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Weights, of which the following is'a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is a perspective view of my device. Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view. Fig. III is a top View. Fig. IV is a view of the disk containing the month-dates. Fig. Visa View of the calendar-cover. Fig. VI is a view of the week-character disk. Fig.VII is'a view showing the obverse and reverse sides of one of the month-disks. Fig. VIII is a view of another month-disk.

1 designates the base of the paper-weight, which is of circular form, and 2 is the top of the paper-weight. These parts are both preferably of glass, although the base 1 may be of any other suitable material. The top 2 is of necessity of glass in order to provide a transparent body through which the parts beneath it may be-observed, as will hereinafter appear.

The top 2 is provided with an overhanging annular bead 3, that encircles the upper edge of the base 1 and serves to centralize the top on the base. Centrally positioned in the body 1 is a pin 4, having a non-circular shank 5, that fits in a correspondingly-shaped aperture in the base. The pin 4 is provided with a threaded portion 6, that extends through a central aperture in the top 2 and is equipped with a knob-nut 7, by which the top 2 is securely clamped to the base 1.

8 designates a disk bearing numerals indicating month-dates. Thedisk 8 rests directly on top of the base 1, beneath the top 2, and surmounting the disk 8 is a disk 9, bearing characters indicating the days of the week, said disk 9 being designed to be rotated on the disk 8 to place the proper character indito said pin, substantially disks are designed to be so placed that the 7 one bearing the month to be indicated on the calendar will be uppermost, and when in such position the disk 10 is turned to bring the name of'the month to be shown into registration with the characters indicating the days of the week and the figures indicating the dates of the month.

11 designates a cover that surmounts the disks 8, 9, and 10 and is broken away at 12 to afford a view of the dates desired to be in sight, as seen in Fig. III. The cover 11 0bscures all of the disks beneath it with the exception of the parts appearing at the brokenout portion 12 of said cover, and the surface of the cover affords a convenient and ample space on which advertising or other matter may be displayed to advantage.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a device of the class described, the combination with the base having a flat top and bottom and upwardly and inwardly taperin g sides, a pin centrally positioned in said base andhaving a threaded portion extending above the same, of a transparent top having a central opening, an annular depending rim rounded at its lower edge and integral with said top whereby said rim is adapted to engage the upper edge of the sides of the base to centralize said top over said base, and a thumb-nut secured upon the threaded portion of the said pin-whereby all the parts may be securely secured together.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a base, a transparent top sur mounting said base, a pin centrally positioned in said base and having a threaded portion extending through said top and a nut applied as described.

WM. BRIGHT. In presence of- E. S. KNIGHT,

N. V. ALEXANDER. 

